Groundbreaking discoveries and inventions in the Life Sciences advancing Evidence Based Medicine
Researchers at University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy may have found an potential new treatment for childhood brain cancers such as medulloblastoma…
Sufferers of depression may soon benefit from a new treatment that has been shown to speed up recovery. Using the new technique, termed fMRI neurofeedback training, patients showed a 40%…
The CRISPR gene editing system allows scientists to make edits to DNA – removing damaged or malfunctioning genes and inserting new genetic material into the DNA. The CRISPR gene editing…
While there are effective treatments for many forms of cancer, once cancer has metastasized it is very difficult to treat. In general, if cancer is detected early when a small…
Patients suffering from Type 1 diabetes need to measure their blood glucose levels twice daily and perform an under-the-skin injection to deliver insulin to keep their glucose levels under control….
3D printers allow highly complex objects to be created with ease, and none more complex than biological tissues. 3D bioprinting uses conventional 3D printing technology to create living tissues comprising…
When cells die they can do so quietly or they can release signals to other cells alerting them to a threat to allow them to prepare. The latter type of…
An estimated 35 million people have been infected with HIV-1, and while antiretroviral therapy (ART) has allowed the disease to be managed, current treatments are incapable of eliminating the virus…
The common cold is usually a relatively minor inconvenience, although for some patients such as those with COPD, cystic fibrosis, or asthma, a cold can potentially be a life-threatening illness….
A team of researchers have made an important discovery about how the inflammatory response is started. Inflammation is a response to the presence of micro-organisms that cause disease. The process…